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The EDQM Blood Conference will feature oral presentations and practical workshops presented by 36 international experts working in the field:

• Vanessa Agostini, San Martino Hospital, Italy
• Jens Altrichter, ARTCLINE GmbH, Germany
• Marco Amato, Tirol Kliniken, Central Institute for Blood Transfusion and Immunology, Austria
• Torunn Oveland Apelseth, Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital & Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway
• Richard Benjamin, Cerus Corporation, USA
• Ína Björg Hjálmarsdóttir, The Blood Bank, Landspitali University Hospital, Iceland
• Johannes Blümel, Paul Ehrlich Institute, Germany
• Thibaut Bocquet, Établissement Français du Sang, France
• Johanna Castrén, Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Finland
• Xavier Delabranche, University of Strasbourg, Établissement Français du Sang & Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Strasbourg University Hospital, France
• Nigar Ertuğrul Örüç, Blood Transfusion Center, University of Health Sciences Diskapı Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Türkiye
• Ryan Evans, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), Scotland
• Susan Galel, Roche Diagnostic Solutions, USA
• Jan Hartmann, Haemonetics Corporation, USA
• Beatrice Hechler, University of Strasbourg, Établissement Français du Sang, France
• Mart Janssen, Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation, the Netherlands
• Sandra Kurth, Swiss Transfusion SRC, Switzerland
• Linda Larsson, National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden
• Jeffrey Linnen, Grifols Diagnostic Solutions, USA
• Amber Meulenbeld, Donor Health, Sanquin Research & Amsterdam UMC, Dept of Public and Occupational Health, the Netherlands
• Jenny Mohseni Skoglund, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Sweden
• Norbert Niklas, Red Cross Transfusion Service for Upper Austria, Austria
• Peter O'Leary, European Blood Alliance, Belgium
• Joanne Pink, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Australia
• Rodica Popa, European Blood Alliance, Belgium
• Simonetta Pupella, Italian National Blood Centre, Italy
• Melanie Robbins, NHS Blood and Transplant, England
• Dinara Samarkanova, Banc de Sang i Teixits & Transfusional medicine study group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Spain
• Anita Siller, Tirol Kliniken, Central Institute for Blood Transfusion and Immunology, Austria
• Betina Samuelsen Sørensen, Aalborg University Hospital Department of Clinical Immunology, Denmark
• Luciana Teofili, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Italy
• Katja van den Hurk, Donor Health, Sanquin Research & Amsterdam UMC, Dept of Public and Occupational Health & Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, the Netherlands
• Hans Van Remoortel, Belgian Red Cross-Flanders, Belgium
• Stephen Vardy, NHS Blood and Transplant, England
• Hans Vrielink, Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation, the Netherlands
• Mike Wiltshire, NHS Blood and Transplant, England